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February 2016

February 25, 2016

Is Nastiness the New Authenticity?

During a radio show the host said he couldn’t support Donald Trump because he wasn’t...

February 23, 2016

Top 10 Life Lessons My Grandkids are Learning from Donald Trump

Never engage with substance or a listening ear. Instead, call them liars or tell them...

January 2016

January 21, 2016

The Danger of Raising Soft-Minded Men

A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death...

September 2014

September 24, 2014

Beer, the NFL, and Domestic Violence

OK...I'll dive in and take the heat: Does anyone else find it a bit disingenuous...

May 2014

May 08, 2014

The Key to Building a High Impact Men’s Ministry

If you’ve worked in men’s ministry, or if you know anything about men’s ministry in...

April 2014

April 10, 2014

A Man in the Making: The Heart of Masculinity (Guest Post by Rick Johnson)

For the next several months a group of writers focused on the issues of boys...

March 2014

March 13, 2014

Boy Behavior or Bad Behavior? (Guest Post by Janet Sasson Edgette)

For the next several months a group of writers focused on the issues of boys...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

Mentoring Boys – The Challenge of Improving Communication Skills (Guest Blog with Denny Coates)

For the next several months a group of writers focused on the issues of boys...

February 20, 2014

Use Your !@%&* Words?

When I was in 7th grade, my friend Gary and I were walking along a...

February 15, 2014

It’s Never OK to Say Gay When You Really Mean Stupid (Guest Blog by Rosalind Wiseman)

For the next several months a group of writers focused on the issues of boys...

January 2014

January 14, 2014

The Self-Esteem Obesity Epidemic

My kids grew up in the era of the self-esteem movement: that era when, no...

January 10, 2014

A Grandpa’s Prayer for his Grandsons

Dear Phoenix (age 3), Judah (almost 3), and Decker (4 weeks), Following Jesus has been...

December 2013

December 23, 2013

From the Marlboro Man to Pajama Boy: The “Evolution” of Manhood?

A Picture is Worth 1000 Words Marketers know this. They know that images imprint themselves...

October 2013

October 10, 2013

“Re-Stereotyping” Boys, Part 3: The Divine Stereotype

Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness…” So...

September 2013

September 10, 2013

Protecting the Self-Esteem of Boys

This is a post written by my two good friends, Michael Gurian and Gregg Jantz,...